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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund an Access Control Program for the Kane County Building Management Department
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) to provide economic relief to State, Local, and Tribal governments responding to economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has received a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand, Forty-One Dollars) from the United States Department of the Treasury, in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) pursuant to ARPA, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ARPA and the administrative regulations adopted by the United States Department of the Treasury (“Final Rule”), the County of Kane shall use SLFRF to defray costs associated with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic within the County, to address the economic fallout from the pandemic, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-313, the Kane County Board has established the American Rescue Plan Committee (“ARPC”) as a resource for research, education, planning, and recommendations for the best allocation and uses of the County’s SLFRF; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-156, the Kane County Board approved the recommended Spending Plan as proposed by the ARPC, which designates $42,000,000 (Forty-Two Million Dollars) to be used for Kane County Department and Elected Office project requests; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department has made a request in the amount of $700,000 (Seven Hundred Thousand dollars) of SLFRF to fund an Access Control Program for the purpose COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Public Sector Capacity Administrative Needs; and
WHEREAS, an Access Control Program will support the County's ability to conduct contact tracing in the event of an outbreak, will assist the County as needed to be able to identify who had been in contact with each other, and provide reporting of who accessed each facility at each time to defray the additional administration associated with contact tracing; and
WHEREAS, to assist the County in determining whether the project is an eligible use of SLFRF under ARPA, the Final Rule, and the related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, the ARPC consultant, Ernst and Young, has reviewed the Kane County Building Management’s request for SLFRF for a Access Control Program for the purpose of COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Public Sector Capacity Administrative Needs and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility under the United States Department of Treasury’s Rules and Guidelines, Section EC-3: Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector, EC-Subcategory 3.4 (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF in the amount of $700,000 (Seven Hundred Thousand dollars) to fund the Access Control Program for the Kane County Building Management, to be spent during the ARPA period of performance and in accordance with the ARPA, the Final Rule and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Building Management’s use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $700,000 (Seven Hundred Thousand dollars) to be used for an Access Control Program, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Final Rule, and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
$94,110 Transfer to Fund 500 355.800.66813.99500
($94,110) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.85000
$94,110 Transfer from Fund 355 500.800.000.39355
$94,110 Addition to Fund Balance 500.800.805.89000
$150,000 Special Purpose Equipment 355.800.66813.70120
($150,000) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.85000
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY24 ($300,000) and FY25 ($155,890).
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Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on October 10, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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